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Lot 97

ROLEX. RARE ET INSOLITE MONTRE BRACELET EN OR JAUNE 9K (375) MOUVEMENT MECANIQUE
ROLEX. A RARE AND UNUSUAL 9K GOLD MANUAL WIND WRISTWATCH Pre-Oyster, Circa 1920

3 – 4 February 2022, 10:00 CET
Paris, The Grand Palais Historique

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ROLEX. RARE ET INSOLITE MONTRE BRACELET EN OR JAUNE 9K (375) MOUVEMENT MECANIQUE

ROLEX. A RARE AND UNUSUAL 9K GOLD MANUAL WIND WRISTWATCH
Model: Pre-Oyster
Date: Circa 1920
Movement: Jewelled manual wind
Dial: Silvered, black Arabic numerals, black outer minute track, subsidiary seconds at 6, blued steel cathedral hands
Case: Polished round, screw down front concealing hinged inner case, fixed wire lugs, No.27823
Strap/Bracelet: Tan brown leather
Buckle/Clasp: Plated buckle
Signed: Case, dial & movement
Size: 31mm - Weight: 29,0gr

Footnotes

Early water resistant watches were fully encapsulated in an outer case. This example of a Pre-Oyster Rolex case has a screw down glazed front with the case and winding crown inside. Effective though it is, you had to open the case to wind it every day. However it gave the watch the unusual perfectly round look with no winder protruding to spoil the silhouette.

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